My mission was to restore a Sega Mega Drive so my wife could enjoy playing Sonic the Hedgehog before Christmas. I acquired the cheapest Sega Mega Drive 2 I could find on eBay, though it had some issues. It rattled and didn’t work properly, so the first step was disassembly. https://youtu.be/8XezjXYjvXE?si=FMT46XufPp7eETsy Upon disassembling the console, I discovered that someone had previously tinkered with it, evidenced by a loose screw. Additionally, the power barrel jack was poorly connected, almost as if it was secured with chewing gum. After some meticulous cleaning and soldering work, I managed to rectify these issues. However, the problems didn’t end there. Despite fixing the power connection…